Confusing prepositional phrases | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 8 Public

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He didn’t want to come at first, but we talked a lot, and IN THE END / AT THE END, he agreed.

IN THE END The expression “in the end” refers to the final results of some action and is translated as “finally”:

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The answers can be found AT THE END / IN THE END of the chapter.

“At the end” has a literal meaning and refers to the last action or last place

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The train departed IN TIME / ON TIME, so we caught our plane without problems.

“On time” refers to punctuality

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We arrived at the station ON TIME / IN TIME to buy some snacks and magazines.

“In time” means “not late” so then not later than scheduled part of a day or maybe even sooner

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I bought milk ON THE WAY / IN THE WAY to work.

“On the way” refers to a stretch of road between two points and is translated as “about to arrive”

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We couldn’t drive any further because there was a fallen tree ON THE WAY/ IN THE WAY

“In the way” refers to some obstacle blocking the door

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Don’t go swimming AFTER / AFTERWARDS dinner/eating.

“After” is a preposition always appearing with other words – it may be a noun, gerund form or pronoun.

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Don’t have dinner and go swimming AFTER / AFTERWARDS.

“Afterwards” is an adverb not requiring any other words.

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